Music of Indonesia

An archipelago of over seventeen thousand islands, Indonesia has developed a rich and diverse musical culture influenced by the various ethnic and religious groups which have settled there. The first track, “Ile-Ile”, is a striking Batak (non-Muslim Indonesian from Sumatra) melody featuring the gambang, a wooden xylophone, while “Lagu Babar Lajar” showcases the Javanese Gamelan influence on Indonesian music, and is said to “accompany the dance of a warrior.”

Track Listing

101	Ile-Ile (Batak Music)	Ropaoen Batoebara	02:34
102	Tari Piring Sadang Lawas (Plate Dance)	Dancer, musicians with violin, rebana, tambourine, and flute/clarinet	01:28
103	Tumba Lela-Lelan	Male singer with violin, young children	01:27
104	Bah Motoh (Temiar Music)	Mixed Temiar singers with percussion	03:22
105	Udan Liris	Female Sundanese singer, katjapi player	01:26
106	Sorban Palid	Female Sundanese singer, katjapi player, violinist	01:42
201	Lagu Babar Lajar	Javanese gamelan ensemble	02:42
202	Lagu Srihardjono	Javanese gamelan ensemble	02:53
203	Ganda Pura (Djanger Abijan-Timbul)	Mixed singers, Balinese gamelan ensemble	02:35
204	Peperangan Sira Pandji	Balinese opera performers, gamelan ensemble	03:02